Hot-water heater.



A. KAMENETZKY.

HOT WATER HEATER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 20, 1909.

989,264, Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

ABRAHAM KAMENETZKY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HOT-WATER HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.

Application filed August 20, 1909. Serial No. 513,774.

T '0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM KAMEN- ETZKY, of the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HOt-l/Vater Heaters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention is an improvement in gas or vapor hot water heaters and has in View a relatively simple device of this character suitable for household use, in which the water will be economically and expeditiously heated, the heater being constructed so that articles may be seated on the top and heated when desired. To this end, I provide an upright casing forming the combustion chamber of the heater and having a surrounding water jacket, a tapering or conical heat deflector closing the upper portion of the casing and having perforations near the top for the escape of the gases, and water heating pipes extending from the opposite sides of the water jacket across the combustion chamber at or near the terminus of the heat deflector.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved heater as connected up to heat the water for the bath tub, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the heater.

The heater, more specifically described, embodies in its construction an upright casing 5 forming the combustion chamber, the casing having a flaring base 6 wired at its lower edge as indicated at 7 and provided with air intake openings 8 arranged at suitable intervals. Surrounding the casing 5, is a water jacket 9, the lower edge of the jacket bearing against a shoulder 10 formed on the flaring base 6, with the connection between the jacket and casing at the top forming a depressed seat 11.

A number of water heating pipes extend across the casing 5 immediately above the flaringbase 6 and connect with the water jacket, these pipes being preferably arranged in pairs with one set or pair of pipes extending at right angles to the other set or pair of pipes, thus adapting the water to circulate through these pipes from several points around the water jacket.

A heat deflector 13 preferably of conical form is constructed with an external flange l-l at its enlarged end which rests on the seat 11, the point of the deflector terminating at or near the level of the pipes 12 and a substantial distance above a gas or vapor burner 15, centrally arranged within the flaring base 6. On top of the flange 14 of the heat deflector 13 is seated a perforated lid 16, the upper face of which is approximately flush with the top of the heater. The upper portion of the heat deflector has a number of perforations 17 for the escape of the hot gases and products of combustion at the top of the heater.

The water jacket 9 is constructed with suitable connections for a hot water discharge pipe 18 leading from the top and circulating pipes 19 and 20 respectively constituting a feed pipe and a return pipe.

In installing the heater, the same can be supported on le s or seated directly on the flaring base as desired.

The circulating pipes are connected to a Water tank 21 arranged at a level above the heater and the discharge pipe is led to the bath tub or other point where the hot water is to be used.

After the burner 15 is connected to the gas supply, the heater is in readiness for use. The flame from the burner strikes the heating pipes 12 and together with the burned gases is thrown out against the casing 5,

forming the inner wall of the water jacket and effectively heating the water before escaping through the perforations of the deflector 13 and perforated lid 16. During the use of the heater for the purpose of l1eating .water, it may also be used for cooking or heating any article on the perforated lid.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1atent 1. The combination in a hot water heater, of an upright casing forming a combustion chamber, a gas or vapor burner located in the lower portion of the casing, a water jacket surrounding the casing, said casing having a depressed seat at the top, a conical heat deflector extending into the casing to a point above the burner and having an external flange resting on said seat, and a perforated lid seated on the flange of the deflector.

2. The combination in a hot Water heater, of an upright casing forming a combustion chamber and having a flaring open base provided With air intake openings, a gas or vapor burner located centrally in said ase, a Water jacket surrounding the casing and having outlet and inlet connections, pipes extending across the casing from the opposite sides of the Water jacket, said pipes arranged in pairs above the burner, With one pair of pipes located at approximately right angles to the adjacent pair of pipes, a conical heat deflector seated on the upper portion of the casing and extending to a point near the heating pipes and a perforated lid seated over the deflector.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ABRAHAM KAMENETZKY.

Witnesses FRANCES PATTERSON, HERBERT PATTERSON.

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